The government of Rajasthan has launched the Jan Soochna Portal to enhance transparency and accountability and empower the right of the people to seek information. The portal is...
Election Commission has approved to revise the wages under the MGNREGA ( Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme under the request of Rural Development Ministry from...
The Central Govt and the Bihar Government inked pact with the World Bank for $ 100 million additional credit to intensify the ongoing Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project, Jeevika....
The guidelines provided for Integrated Watershed Management Programme to be revised as State Governments found the current guidelines rigid and inflexible to their requirement. The States have demanded...
The government has amended Schedule-I and Schedule-II of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) Act, 2005. There is now an expansion of the scope of activities...
India’s Unemployment rate fell by 1.7% in 5 years. The point of notice is that this occurred in spite of global slowdown. The Unemployment Rate in India was...
122 2-G licenses cancelled by SC The Supreme Court cancels 122 2-G licenses allocated to telecom companies in 2008. The court mandated that the licenses were granted in...
Problems with MGNREGA and recasting of the scheme Discuss the problems of the MNREGA Scheme. Do you think that this is a truly Demand Based Programme? Why this...
October 28, 2009: Hero Honda’s new AviatorHonda Motorcycle & Scooter India has launched its new ‘Aviator’ model scooter with 15 per cent increased fuel efficiency. Aviator, its first...
September 23, 2009: With an aim to achieve financial inclusion and provide door step banking to the rural people, the Orissa government today signed a memorandum of understanding...